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Preventing deadlift back pain
March 15, 2017 — Some of the most common causes of back pain seen in the physical therapy clinic include poor posture, job specific and exercise induced injuries. As a sports medicine team, with physical exercise, it is our objective to give appropriate guidance and feedback so everyone maintains mission ready capability. Recreational use of the deadlift, among... MORE

U.S. Air Force Capt. Dennis Shay, 628th Medical Group, performs a single legged, straight legged deadlift using a kettlebell. The lift is performed by standing on one leg with a kettle bell in your hand and bending forward to touch the ground with the kettle bell while lifting the other leg so it stays parallel with your torso. This lift helps improves core strength, hamstring flexibility, and balance. If you have any pain performing single leg dead lifts try to start by just performing to chair height rather than all the way to the ground for several weeks to build tolerance. Three sets of 10-15 repetitions is a good workout design to begin with.